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The Commonwealth
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Abitur Englisch Mind Map on The Commonwealth, created by Laura D on 27/12/2015.
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The Commonwealth
What is it?
Voluntary association of 54 independent member states (mostly former British colonies); officially called "The Commonwealth of Nations"
Covers 30% of the world's population
covers 25% of the world's land area (spans all continents)
Organized by the Commonwealth Secretariat (in London)
Since 1952: Queen Elizabeth II is the symbolic Head of Commonwealth
Queen = monarch of 16 Commonwealth member states
Member states: no legal obligation to one another
Member states are united by language, history, culture, heritage
Share common values of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law
enshrined in the Commonwealth Charter
promoted by the Commonwealth Games (every 4 years)
History
Beginning of the decolonization of the British Empire (end of 19th century) marks the birth of the Commonwealth
Anglo-Irish Treaty (1929): "British Empire" finally substituted by "British Commonwealth of Nations"
1931: the British guranteed dominion status for their "white colonies" >> "Statute of Westminster"
Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland"
Dominion status states became self-governing states
still united by common allegiance to the crown
After World War II: only 14 British overseas territories left under governance of the British Crown
Strucure
Queen Elizabeth II = Head of Commonwealth
Nowadays only symbolic function
Commonwealth Heads of Government meet every two years
Commonwealth Secretariat: main intergovernmental agency of the Commonwealth with its seat in London
Objectives and Activities
Commonwealth objectives: first outlined in the Singapore Declaration (1971)
understands itself as an institution of world peace
promotion of representative democracy, individual liberty, pursuit of equality
opposition of racism
fight against poverty, disease and ignorance
free trade (although there's no common market
human rights
education
youth empowerment
social development of weaker countries
economic development aid
cultural values, traditions...
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